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Beautiful
Virgin Gorda and The famous BVI Baths
VIRGIN
GORDA
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Virgin
Gorda, or "Fat Virgin", refers to a protruding mountain
noted by Columbus on this second largest of the British Virgin Isles.
Its most celebrated beach - The Baths - is an intriguing grouping
of huge granite rocks framing grottos filled with with sea water.
While geologists ponder the origins of these mysterious boulders,
swimmers and snorkelers refresh themselves in the cool waters of hidden
pools and secret passages.
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Originally
volcanic the local hotspots now feature dancing and delicious rum
drinks!!
It only looks shallow, these rocks can be 20 - 30 feet around or even
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Virgin
Gorda's North Sound is home to a large protected anchorage, several
hotels, and many water sports possibilities!
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Leverick
Bay is one of the ports in Virgin Gorda's North Sound.
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Find
your own secret cave in the Baths, crawl, swim or climb to your
heart's content!!
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Virgin Islands Trivia
Quiz:
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Which
is the farthest north and east of the Virgin Islands main chain
(not Anegada, which is off by itself further north-east).
Hint: (Virgin Gorda)
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The
World Famous Baths, the granite boulder formation descending
into the warm Caribbean Sea is on what island?
Hint: (Virgin Gorda)
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Which
Virgin Island has an abandoned copper mine?
Hint: (Virgin Gorda)
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Spanish
Town is the oddly named main city on which British Virgin Island?
Hint: (Virgin Gorda)
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Which
would be your favorite activity on Virgin Gorda: Snorkeling
the Baths, Dinner at a fine hotel in protected North Sound,
dive a coral reef, jeep tour of the island, watch a cricket
game (these are British Islands, after all), or ?
Hint: (I can't tell you what to do!! But they are all available
to you here on your own luxury charter yacht.)
Congratulations
. . . You Passed!!
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